[Requirements for Issue and Renewal of an Aerodrome Certificate AC/AD - 01]

2.3 In the case of the existing aerodromes operating under CAAN, clearances in Para 2.2 are not
required. However, the clearance from the Ministry of Forests and Environment for
construction/expansion of an aerodrome shall be applicable as per the instructions issued by
them in this regard.

2.4 The application for an aerodrome certificate shall be accompanied with an Aerodrome
Manual, prepared in accordance with the requirement contained in Rule 18 of the ACR -
2004, including establishment of an effective Safety Management System. The particulars to
be included in the Aerodrome Manual are given in the Appendix-2.

The Aerodrome Manual is the means by which all aerodrome operating staff, are informed
about their duties and responsibilities, the aerodrome services and facilities made available,
operating procedures and any restrictions on aerodrome availability. The table of contents of
the aerodrome manual is given in the Appendix - 03.

2.5 The minimum period required for processing the application is about 180 days from the date
of receipt of application along properly formulated aerodrome manual to allow for detailed
consideration and audit/inspection of the aerodrome before the issue of a certificate.

2.6 The applicant shall submit compliance checklist in respect of the requirements contained in
Civil Aviation Requirements for Aerodrome- CAR – 14 Part 1, Aerodrome Design and
Operations in the format given in Appendix - 04. Other ICAO documents and CARs on
Aeronautical Telecommunications, Aeronautical Information Services and other relevant
Civil Aviation Requirements shall also be kept in view while preparing the compliance
statement. The statement shall indicate whether the requirement has been met or not and if
not, the extent of deviation thereto. Supporting material shall also be provided.

2.7 If certain physical facilities of aerodrome, services, equipment and aerodrome operating
procedures do not comply with the requirements of CAR -14 Part 1, the applicant for
aerodrome certificate shall apply for exemption in accordance with the Rule 35 of CAAN
ACR - 2004 (First Amendment - 2016). The detailed procedures for applying an exemption
are given in the AC/AD-09: Procedure for Non-compliances and grant exemption at
Aerodromes.

2.8 The applicant for the aerodrome to be certificated shall demonstrate the functional
arrangement and their integration for provision of CNS-ATM, AIS, meteorological and
security services.

2.9 Final audit and inspection shall be undertaken by the Audit/Inspection Team of Aerodrome
Safety Standards Department of CAAN for onsite verification of data, checking of the
aerodrome facilities, services, equipment, installations and procedures to verify and ensure
that they comply with the requirements.

2.10 The aerodrome certificate shall be issued by the Director General of CAAN, if the DGCA is
satisfied that the applicant has complied with all relevant requirements stipulated under sub-
rule (2) of Rule 6 of ACR - 2004 (First Amendment - 2016), i.e.:

1. the applicant and his/her staff have the necessary competence and experience to
operate and maintain the aerodrome properly;

2. the aerodrome manual prepared for the applicant’s aerodrome and submitted with the

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